Monday, October 23, 2017

These are fun little treat bags I made for my daughter's class of Grade 1/2. Hopefully, this video will give you some ideas if you are thinking of making your own goody bags. Also, it would be easy to change the bags for other occasions such as Christmas or Valentines Day.

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

I tried AliExpress and could not believe how easy it is to use their site. They ship to Canada which can be a huge hassle. I wanted to try out Powerpoint which I had never used even though I have had it since 2007. It isn't as difficult as I had imagined.

I have a few weird dies that I felt I had to have....corn and mini cameras come to mind.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

I was driving in my neighbourhood this morning and took a picture of this:

Free bookshelf on side of road

These people had put out a bookshelf `for anyone to take. Unfortunately, I don't have any room for it. However, this gave me an idea to do a video about how to furnish your craft room with free furniture.

Thursday, June 2, 2016

I hated flip flops! They gave me blisters! I loved the look of them so I figured out a cool way to alter them to make them more comfie.
Here are a couple more pairs I made:

I splurged on Shopkins fabric. Too cute!

A few hints and tips:
-some videos mention just gathering the fabric without sewing it into a tube. This is a bad idea because the ends will fray and you will have threads sticking out of your straps.

-if you get glue on the bottom of your flip flop, let it dry and then scrape it off with your fingernail. It will not stick to the flip flop rubber.

-don't use hot glue!!! When you are walking outside in the summer on hot pavement, the hot glue will liquify a bit and become sticky. You will then get bits of gravel and dirt stuck to the bottom of your flip flop...like having a piece of gum stuck to your shoe - gross!!

-if you are making this for kids, the length remains the same (22 inches) but the width is 3 inches. The fabric you need for adult straps are 22 inches by 4 inches.

-use a seam allowance of 3/8 or 1/4 inch.

Here is the picture of the finished flip flops from the video tutorial:

Sunday, May 15, 2016

The first goody bags I made for kids was last year when my daughter turned four. I asked her preschool for ideas on what I should do. She said that all goody bags have to be the same. They also should have a couple of yummy treats. Kids like the little toys but they love candy. It's important to also ask about allergies. I bought toys from the dollar store and Oriental Trading. The candy type goodies were from the grocery. Fruit chews, suckers, hard candy and nut free treats are fun.
I glued on paper from DCWV. The boy goody bags had DCWV Nautical stack and the girls paper was a floral stack. I used up old ribbon so the ribbon closures were different on the girls bags. No complaints. Yay!

Thursday, May 5, 2016

This is a cute hairstyle that I do every morning for my daughter. She has very fine hair and most hairstyles just fall out. I have done this hairstyle for a friend's daughter who has wavy thick hair. It looked cute.

Just a note that the bottom elastic can be omitted if you would like two ponytails which I prefer. However, my little Sofie only likes one ponytail. This is the above picture.